What years did Dewey Williams play?

Dewey Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1948.

Was Dewey Williams a pitcher?

No. Dewey Williams was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Dewey Williams hit?

Dewey Williams hit 3 career home runs with 108 hits.

Dewey Williams

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1948)

AVG .233

HR 3

RBI 37

H 108

OPS .595

PIV -871

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 160 lb
Born: 2/5/1916 in Durham, NC, USA
Died: 3/19/2000 in Williston, ND, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-06-28
Last Game: 1948-09-26

Full name: Dewey Edgar Williams

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
193	464	48	108	11	4	3	37	2	46	52	.233	.302	.293	.595	-871

Career AVG .233 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career SLG .293 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OPS .595 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	CHN	NL	79	262	23	63	7	2	0	27	2	23	18	.240	.261 (-8%)	.325 (-7%)	.357 (-21%)	.683 (-15%)	-555.1
1945	CHN	NL	59	100	16	28	2	2	2	5	0	13	13	.280	.260 (+7%)	.328 (+10%)	.354 (+13%)	.683 (+12%)	211.1
1946	CHN	NL	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CHN	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CIN	NL	48	95	9	16	2	0	1	5	0	10	18	.168	.263 (-36%)	.340 (-27%)	.379 (-42%)	.719 (-35%)	-526.7
Career · 5 seasons			193	464	48	108	11	4	3	37	2	46	52	.233	—	—	—	—	-871

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1945	WS	CHN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	92	214	24	53	2	18	.248
Away	101	250	24	55	1	18	.220

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1948-09-26	CIN	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	2
1948-09-25	CIN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1948-09-18	CIN	NY1	L	2	1	1	1	0
1948-09-17	CIN	NY1	W	2	0	0	1	2
1948-09-16	CIN	BRO	L	4	0	1	0	1
1948-09-15	CIN	BRO	L	3	0	1	0	0
1948-09-15	CIN	BRO	W	2	0	0	1	0
1948-09-12	CIN	STL	L	2	0	0	1	0
1948-09-11	CIN	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-06	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	181	0	571	82	16	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1944	CHN	C	77	317	50	7	7
1945	CHN	C	54	114	20	3	1
1946	CHN	C	2	3	1	0	0
1947	CHN	C	1	0	0	0	0
1948	CIN	C	47	137	11	6	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	181

Frequently Asked Questions about Dewey Williams

What years did Dewey Williams play?: Dewey Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1948.
Was Dewey Williams a pitcher?: No. Dewey Williams was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Dewey Williams hit?: Dewey Williams hit 3 career home runs with 108 hits.